Anthony Lopez
Question 3
The Frontier
The American frontier was a place where national resources and land attracted pioneers for Americas westward expansion. The first American frontier was the Atlantic coast; by 1890 the frontier land had expanded to unsettled land that separated wilderness and civilization. The westward expansion of the frontier has carved American character that by creating and individualism that separated us from Europe. The Frontier has shaped society also because individuals in the forests of the west were becoming civilized. The frontier also brought suffering and pain to those who were from different ethnicity and races. The advancement of the west gave our nation character because people weren’t afraid of what they would soon encounter in the west. They were bold and ready to face the journey ahead of them. This is seen in a primary source (6 View of the valley of Mississippi) “The western people think nothing of making a long journey, of encountering fatigue, and of enduring every species of hardship” (Hollitz, Chapter 8, Source 6, p.188). This quote explains that people knew that the west would …show more content…
Before the untamed land was discovered Indians rules them and they lived how they pleased. When settlers arrived their goal was to convert as many Indians as possible. In a primary source (4, The Indians West) the goal of converting native people is portrayed by Frederick Beechy as he states “The object of the missions is to convert as many of the wild Indians as possible, and to train them up within the walls of establishment in the exercise of a good life” (Hollitz, Chapter 8, Source 4, p.184). As settlers moved westward they wanted to build a civilized society by teaching them methods of trading. Females were taught how to cook, clean, and stew. Those who were opposed to the mission of converting would be punished and no longer accepted back into their Indian
Question 3
The Frontier
The American frontier was a place where national resources and land attracted pioneers for Americas westward expansion. The first American frontier was the Atlantic coast; by 1890 the frontier land had expanded to unsettled land that separated wilderness and civilization. The westward expansion of the frontier has carved American character that by creating and individualism that separated us from Europe. The Frontier has shaped society also because individuals in the forests of the west were becoming civilized. The frontier also brought suffering and pain to those who were from different ethnicity and races. The advancement of the west gave our nation character because people weren’t afraid of what they would soon encounter in the west. They were bold and ready to face the journey ahead of them. This is seen in a primary source (6 View of the valley of Mississippi) “The western people think nothing of making a long journey, of encountering fatigue, and of enduring every species of hardship” (Hollitz, Chapter 8, Source 6, p.188). This quote explains that people knew that the west would …show more content…
Before the untamed land was discovered Indians rules them and they lived how they pleased. When settlers arrived their goal was to convert as many Indians as possible. In a primary source (4, The Indians West) the goal of converting native people is portrayed by Frederick Beechy as he states “The object of the missions is to convert as many of the wild Indians as possible, and to train them up within the walls of establishment in the exercise of a good life” (Hollitz, Chapter 8, Source 4, p.184). As settlers moved westward they wanted to build a civilized society by teaching them methods of trading. Females were taught how to cook, clean, and stew. Those who were opposed to the mission of converting would be punished and no longer accepted back into their Indian